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LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE ONE U6

# ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM KEY COACHING POINTS 1 Warm up -

Breakin’ Ice Dribbling activity done the first week of practice to get to know your teammates

▪ It’s the first practice, take full advantage of this great meeting and greet.

▪ Inform the kids to keep their head up when dribbling do they don’t run into each other.

2 Traffic Lights An advanced version of Red light—green light.

▪ Keep the game fun. ▪ Focus on dribbling. ▪ Focus on listening skills.

3 Ghostbusters Who ya gonna call? A game that combines soccer and freeze tag.

▪ Keep ball close and in control.

▪ Keep head up. ▪ Use different parts of

the foot.

4 Non-completive game

4 – eight-minute quarters with two-minute breaks. 4 v 4 no goalies.

▪ Keep it simple for the first week—just let them play. Introduce skills has the season progresses.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE TWO U6

# ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM KEY COACHING POINTS 1 Dribbling -

warmup Freestyle dribbling varying speeds, part of foot, and switching feet.

▪ Keep head up. ▪ Keep ball close to foot ▪ Pay attention.

2 Coach says-says coach

An advanced version of Red light—green light.

▪ Keep the game fun. ▪ Improve

communication between teammates

▪ Decision making

3 Cat Tails Cats (though it was dogs) chasing their tails in this chase game.

▪ Sprinting, turning, and screening will all be easier to focus on when the players do not have a ball.

4 Traffic Jam NOTE: OPTIONAL TWO-TEAM GAME

Beep beep, soccer player coming thru. Change direction and speeds while maintaining control.

▪ Keep close control of the ball with head up.

▪ Use all parts of the foot. ▪ Arms out for balance

and shielding. ▪ Find space and run

through it.



▪ Keep it simple again, but start to remind players to use what they just did in training. Dribbling skill, head up, shielding, and tackling.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE THREE U6




2 Follow the Leader

Maintaining ball control while changing direction and speed

▪ Keep ball close to foot and head up.

▪ Use inside and outside of the foot when making cuts.

▪ Stay close to leader.

3 Traffic Lights An advanced version of Red light—green light.

▪ Keep the game fun. ▪ Focus on dribbling.

Focus on listening skills.

4 Chain Gang NOTE: OPTIONAL TWO-TEAM GAME

Ball control, teamwork, and communication why worken’ on the chain gangang.

▪ Keep the ball close and under control.

▪ Communicate with teammates.



▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, cuts, throw ins, finding open space, communication.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE FOUR U6




2 Turns Allow player to experiment their moves without game pressure.

▪ Encourage the players to attempt a turn, however reluctant.

▪ Keep ball under control.

3 Space Wars It’s a space war and the challenge is to find space while shielding the ball.

▪ Proper passing/shooting technique—striking the ball with proper spot of the foot.

▪ Find space

▪ Shielding

4 Cat and Mouse NOTE: THIS IS A TWO-TEAM GAME

A Tom and Jerry soccer game that incorporates both teams. Better listen though or you’ll lost.


▪ Listening skills.



▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, moves/turns, shielding, finding open space, listening skills.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE FIVE U6




2 Star Gates There is no I in team and if you don’t work together on this one, well-- good luck!


▪ Find space

▪ Teamwork

3 Aliens Find space and don’t let the Alien bite you.


▪ Find space

4 Zombie Attack First Aliens, now

Zombies. Better be smart and quick to again avoid being bitten.


▪ Keep head up. ▪ Be smart, plan the run.



▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, passing, teamwork, finding open space, be smart—think ahead.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE SIX U6




2 Chain Gang NOTE: OPTIONAL TWO-TEAM GAME

Ball control, teamwork, and communication why worken’ on the chain gangang.


▪ Communicate with teammates.

3 Space Invaders Again, you’re going to have to work together to avoid being hit by lasers.

▪ Strike ball with proper part of foot and good body position


▪ Keep head up. ▪ Teamwork

4 Airball Basketball – Airball bad, Soccer—Airball good. Incorporates goal training (a little each season).

▪ Proper throw ins. ▪ Goalie training. ▪ Communication skills.



▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, passing, teamwork, throw ins, communication skills.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE SEVEN U6

# ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM KEY COACHING POINTS 1 Gates, Dribbling

- Warmup Freestyle dribbling varying speeds, part of foot, and switching feet.


2 Behind Enemy Lines Note: This is a two-team game

Good passes will get you behind enemy lines.

▪ Strike ball with proper part of foot and body square.

▪ Look for open passing lanes.

▪ Communicate and work together.

▪ Soft receiving touch.

3 Under Arrest Escape from jail by finding space or making good tackles.

▪ Dribble with control, ball close foot, and head up.

▪ Players should look for open grass (space).

▪ Striking ball with correct park of foot.

▪ Tackling skills. ▪ Communication skills.

4 Bumper Cars

Note: This is a two-team game

Avoid being bumped to stay in the game.

▪ Dribble with control, ball close foot, and head up.

▪ Players should look for open grass (space).

▪ Tackling skills. ▪ Communication skills.



▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, passing, tackling, teamwork, receiving the ball, communication skills.

LESSON PLAN - PRACTICE EIGHT U6

# ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM KEY COACHING POINTS 1 Gates, Dribbling

- Warmup Freestyle dribbling varying speeds, part of foot, and switching feet.


2 Tomb Raiders Note: This is an optional two-team game

Good passes will allow you the raid the tomb.


▪ Look for open space.

3 Don’t Feed the Monkeys Note: This is a two-team game

You can feed the monkeys with good pass, you can stop the feeding by stopping those passes.


▪ Soft receiving touch. ▪ Attention and listening

skills.

4 Pool table

Note: This is a two-team game

Avoid being bumped to stay in the game.

▪ Dribble with ball close foot and head up.

▪ Strike ball with proper part of foot and body squared

▪ Tackling skills. ▪ Attention and listening

skills. 5 Non-completive

game 4 – eight-minute quarters with two-minute breaks. 4 v 4 no goalies.

▪ Work on what was learned in practice: ball control, passing, tackling, finding open space, receiving the ball, attention and listening skills.

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